Month: May 2022

I felt very tired in the evening so fell asleep watching the box. It was only nine when I woke up but I decided to get ready for bed anyway. I was expecting to wake up very early however it was just before the alarm. I didn’t need the light fleece I put over my…

I was asleep in front of the box when Dimitris woke me to say a customer was at reception. A couple with a tent wishing to stay one or more nights. It was getting dark so I took them down to the beach and found them a spot before leaving them to put up their…

Simon Templar thwarted a dastardly plot to steal a vertical-takeoff RAF fighter jet. The implied thieves were beyond the Iron Curtain. It was great to see the wet London streets with those horrid cars we used to produce at British Leyland. I was tired and it had been a long day so it was a…

Georgia announced that she’d be looking after reception from 11:00 which sounded quite an attractive proposition should it come to pass… I had a shower, watched a very interesting series on the logistics of D-Day. Some of the figures involving the invasion were amazing and we know from recent experience that logistics are key. I…

I didn’t need the thin fleece I was wearing so ended up with my sleeves rolled up. We completed our walk without interruption even though Kostas was on the rocks collecting what little salt there is. He’d gone by the time we came back. I took the girlies later so Isabella was able to show…

Warmer than the day before I was wearing only a polo shirt for our walk which went according to plan with little excitement other than an encounter with Kostas out collecting salt. He lives in the mountains over by Voutas and commented that the winter had been very hard for him. He’s working packing tomatoes…

There were some pussy disturbances during the night which triggered the automated Luis response system which resulted in me telling him to shut up. The last pussy event occurred at around 04:25 at which point I saw little point in staying in bed so up I got. The sky was clear and the moon/planets/stars where…

There was little activity in the evening so I was able to watch TV and go to bed when the mood took me. I’d eaten earlier so there was nothing to clear up even. The moon is passing into its final phase but still bright and shiny albeit less of it. The stars and planets…

There were two late arrivals in the evening as well as a succession of washing machines. The final washing machine was on the timer overnight. I came back at the end and went to bed. The wind was from the south/west as we walked up the Promontory and over the rocks. Oskar’s batteries ran out…

The noisy neighbours’ party continued into the night and was then joined by the local, NameDay Celebrations at the bar. I found a message from the German cyclists complaining about the noise. I was asleep with the door open but heard nothing. In the morning, I replied that the occasional party was the norm. The…

Dimitris called me to ask if I had any money for Georgia. It was eight on Friday evening and I’d just fed the dogs so I wasn’t delighted to have to go out again. Georgia explained that the meat man had called a few minutes previously to say he was on his way to the…

I was up and down in the night as Skinny needed to go out not once, but twice. Fido joined him on the second occasion more in solidarity than anything else. Fido likes to take his time which I find unamusing in the early hours. I chose a lie-in as it was cool and still…

Suddenly, there was wind. I know because branches were hitting the metal roof. I lingered a while, inspected WindFinder to check out the forecast and then prepared to meet the day. Skinny didn’t initially seem too fussed about getting up however this was only a temporary phenomenon. It was a little later when we left…

I lay in my pit considering if I’d still feel ok once I actually got up and put my feet on the ground. As it turned out, I did and I continued to do so for the remainder of the day. I took the Early Walk slowly but managed that and to take Isabella and…

I woke up early in the morning for a visit to the facilities which alerted me to the fact I was feeling unwell. Once back in bed, I found it difficult to get up once the alarm sounded and it was not until around seven I took out the dogs. Our walk was restricted to…

If my brain had been functioning property I might have worked out why Oskar was so eager to go outside with Fido around 03:00. As we left, Iera was outside the gate which caused Sasha a certain level of excitement when she discovered. The others were wearing their collars and accept her anyway. I think…

There was a late arrival in the form of a couple in a car with a roof tent. I put them outside the restaurant kitchen hatch and left them to sort themselves out having given them my phone number. I didn’t anticipate they’d be doing much at 21:45. I carried on watching my program and…

Another late night by the time I’d fed the dogs and then myself. I fell asleep watching TV so went to bed. It was around eleven anyway… The morning was still and reasonably warm with a clear sky so plenty of astral bodies. The walk was uneventful and was followed by Isabella and Sasha going…

Some rain fell in the evening so I brought Isabella in under the awning. Despite access to Chateau Boris, she insisted on lying outside in the rain. She spent the night in my chair so Sascha migrated into the van with the others. It was dry by morning with almost no sign of any precipitation…

I had a long chat with a customer so the poor doggies were on the brink of starvation by the time I came back to feed them. Fortunately, I’d put their food on before I went on my money-collecting round. It was near dark when his wife returned surprised to see me sitting chatting after…

I was later to bed so woke with the 04:40 alarm to a warm and still day. We managed to be out before five and going down towards the rocks. Luis seems to have adopted an Isabella Avoidance Policy so always arrives just as the remainder are about to leave. Hopefully, Isabella will leave him…

I had to let Sascha out at 03:00 so was awake a little while after but managed to sleep again before the alarm at 04:40. It was another warmer morning but I was wearing a hoodie so I could keep my head warm as I’m a little short of hair at present having recently pruned…

The alarm was earlier this morning so we were out in good time. The easterly sky was disappointing as it was a little cloudy which hid the planets. Luis was with us for the first time in over a week. He managed to keep up and there were no incidents. Once back, I fed cats…

All was quiet until the alarm woke me. Sascha had spent her first night inside the van with the others, except for Isabella who is still chez Chateau Boris. The normal routine and we were soon on our way. It was a little later as I’ve been awake and up before the alarm for several…

I think I woke up around four and finally got up at 04:30 or so. It was cooler but not windy so I put on a fleece just in case. Good job that I did as it’s quite chilly in the mornings when the wind is from the north. Luis didn’t join us and made…

Up with the lark at 04:20 as I happened to be awake and it was a fine, calm morning with a clear sky and loads of stars and planets. Venus was just getting up so not so bright. It was dark for longer for obvious reasons but light well before we were back at 06:30.…

Ducking Fogs barking at 04:30 disrupted my dreams even though it wasn’t far off waking up time, it was annoying. I’ve asked Dimitris to arrange for Tony to put in the dogs at bedtime to avoid the alternative dawn chorus. Let’s hope this is done. All but Luis went on the Early Walk which turned…

Georgia’s dogs woke me barking at 03:55 so I felt it only right to share my pleasure with Maria. Not that anything will come of it as usual. The dogs were still making a racket later on so I sent another message. I got up at 04:45 and readied the dogs to go for their…

My phone went at 21:30 announcing the arrival of a couple needing a bed for the night. I put them in Ξ6 and charged them 35€ for the pleasure of disturbing my evening and the use of the room. I saw them briefly this morning and then they were gone. Ideal customers! There was less…

Another windy and chilly (ish) morning for an early walk. A small collection of cars at the furthest end of the car park indicated the presence of FreeLoaders. Later, we found some small tents sheltering behind the Big Rock. Skinny was present at the outset but was not to be seen as pathfinder out in…

I wasn’t late to bed as I was tired but slept through until the alarm at 04:55. All seven dogs were present as we marched along the Promontory over the rocks and back. There was still a cool wind and I might have done better with a hoodie. We were back by around seven as…